QA Manager
Job Summary
Join Euronext - Shape capital markets for future generations.
Euronext is the leading European capital market infrastructure covering the entire capital markets value chain from listing trading clearing settlement and custody to solutions for issuers and investors. Euronext runs MTS one of Europes leading electronic fixed income trading markets and Nord Pool the European power market. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and its Euronext Securities CSDs in Denmark Italy Norway and November 2025 Euronext successfully acquired a majority stake in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) further expanding its footprint and strengthening its pan-European market infrastructure.
As of December 2025 Euronexts regulated exchanges in Belgium France Ireland Italy the Netherlands Norway and Portugal host over 1700 listed issuers with 6.7 trillion in market capitalisation a strong blue-chip franchise and the largest global centre for debt and fund listings. With a diverse domestic and international client base Euronext handles 25% of European lit equity trading. Its products include equities FX ETFs bonds derivatives commodities and indices.
Euronexts Technology & Operations teams cover a wide range of activities including the operation of trading platforms and post-trade platforms one Clearing House and four CSDs (prior to the integration of ATHEX). The IT function is responsible for designing developing and testing new features and solutions to respond to the business and clients needs. IT also designs and builds the infrastructure that the company runs on and ensures that systems infrastructure and market platforms are up and running.
IT teams provide end-to-end technology support across the Group comprising approximately 800 staff primarily located in Milan Porto Paris and the Nordics. They are organized into two main groups: IT Business Lines which provide dedicated support to each core business and IT Transversal Teams including Infrastructure and Information Security.
Working with us means joining a company where market infrastructure is built on innovation and where every innovation starts with a bold mind asking Whats next.
At Euronext we believe change is a starting point not an obstacle. We look for people who see growth opportunities think long term and want to help shape capital markets for future generations.
Being part of a European international and diverse team Collaborate across borders with talented colleagues connected by a shared ambition and purpose.
Learning as you grow Develop your skills through continuous learning real responsibilities and flexible career paths that evolve with you.
Having an impact Contribute to projects that matter in an agile and dynamic environment where your ideas help drive progress.
Driving sustainability Play an active role in building transparent responsible and sustainable capital markets for the long term.
Together we dont just support markets we help shape their future.
The Euronext Technology & Support Centre
The ambition of the new Euronext Technology & Support Centre is to build a strong team in Greece that will support the Business Lines IT and Operations functions across the Group.
In its initial phase the Centre will focus on two key initiatives:
Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) Development Team: We will establish an in-house team responsible for developing and supporting Euronexts Graphical User Interfaces which are currently managed by an external provider.
IT Clearing Test Factory: We will create an in-house Test Factory to support the Clearing House based in Italy. Euronext Clearing is a multi-asset-class clearing house that provides proven risk management capabilities for Euronexts cash financial and commodity derivatives markets. As the central counterparty (CCP) of choice for Euronext markets it ensures the efficient and safe functioning of the markets.
Initial roles within the Centre will include Backend Developers UI Developers Business Analysts Application Managers and QA Engineers.
Role and key responsibilities
Reporting to the Head of Technology & Support Centre in Athens with a dotted line to the Head of Test Factory at Euronext Clearing the QA Manager plays a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of mission-critical clearing systems. You will lead a growing QA team composed of QA automation engineers and manual QA engineers supporting complex clearing environments with extensive test automation coverage. Operating in an international and distributed context you will interact with multiple stakeholders and continuously adopt industry best practices test automation advancements and AI-driven testing approaches.
You will be primarily responsible for:
Leading managing and developing a team of QA automation engineers and manual QA engineers
Defining and executing the QA strategy ensuring alignment with business and technology goals
Overseeing test planning execution and reporting across multiple projects and releases
Ensuring adoption of best practices in test automation manual testing and QA processes
Driving the evolution of the test automation framework and overall QA ecosystem
Promoting and integrating AI-driven testing approaches and tools within QA processes
Monitoring team performance providing coaching and supporting professional development
Ensuring proper test coverage risk assessment and quality metrics tracking
Collaborating with development product and operations teams in an agile and distributed environment
Managing priorities workload distribution and scaling of the QA team over time
Ensuring consistent use of version control code review practices and CI/CD pipelines
Contributing to troubleshooting root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
This list is non-exhaustive and may vary according to strategic priorities of the group.
Knowledge Personality Skills and Experience Required
At least five years of experience as a test manager or similar role in a well-established organisation operating in agile environments
At least five years of hands-on experience in test automation with exposure to modern frameworks and scalable automation strategies
Strong background in software testing and quality assurance methodologies
Significant experience with Playwright test automation framework (strongly preferred) or equivalent modern frameworks such as Cypress or Selenium
Understanding of UI API (REST/GraphQL) and end-to-end testing strategies
Familiarity with test automation at scale in complex enterprise environments
Strong interest or experience in AI-driven testing approaches large language models and prompt engineering
Good understanding of relational databases and strong knowledge of SQL including complex queries and data validation techniques
Advanced knowledge of Git workflows and code review practices
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins or equivalent tools)
Strong experience with Jira and Jira Xray for test management and tracking
Good knowledge of Confluence for documentation and collaboration
Experience working in agile environments
Proven experience in team leadership and people management
Strong analytical and decision-making skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to work effectively in international and distributed teams
Proactive mindset with a strong orientation to innovation and best practices
University degree in computer science software engineering or related fields (mandatory)
Fluent English and Greek both written and spoken (mandatory).
Apply by submitting a CV in English.
Euronext Values
Unity
We respect and value the people we work with
We are unified through a common purpose
We embrace diversity and strive for inclusion
Integrity
We value transparency communicate honestly and share information openly
We act with integrity in everything we do
We dont hide our mistakes and we learn from them
Agility
We act with a sense of urgency and decisiveness
We are adaptable responsive and embrace change
We take smart risks
Energy
We are positively driven to make a difference and challenge the status quo
We focus on and encourage personal leadership
We motivate each other with our ambition
Accountability
We deliver maximum value to our customers and stakeholders
We take ownership and are accountable for the outcome
We reward and celebrate performance
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race gender age citizenship religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability or any other legally protected factor. We value the unique talents of all our people who come from diverse backgrounds with different personal experiences and points of view and we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect.
Additional Information
This job description is only describing the main activities within a certain role and is not exhaustive. It does not prevent to add more tasks projects.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Euronext Securities Milan is now part of the network of Euronext CSDs, channelling investments into local economies and supporting European